CUNY Online Instructors Manual: Pedagogy and Practice PETipedia: Pedagogy and Educational Technology Wiki

I.Introduction: Getting Started

What instructors (online or traditional modes) need to know:

Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education By Arthur W. Chickering and Zelda F. Gamson
Applying the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education.
Events of instruction** -Robert Gagne
Skills that every educator should have
The Ten Commandments in Designing Online Courses -Susan L. Jones in Academic Exchange June 2004
On Learners and Learning
**(My) Three Principles of Effective Online Pedagogy,** William E. Plez, JALN, Volume 8, Issue 3 - June 2004.
How People Learn, Bransford, J., Brown, A., Cocking, R., Donovan, M., and Pellegrino, J. W. , National Academy Press, 2000.

Resource Sites:

Illinois Online Network Educational Resources

The World Lecture Hall http://www.utexas.edu:80/world/lecture/

UPenn's Facilitating Instructor-Student Collaboration on the Internet http://www.upenn.edu/computing/help/collab/

The TLT Group (Teaching, Learning, and Technology affiliate of the American Association for Higher Education

The Syllabus Finder (Online Resources and Tools from Center for History and New Media, George Mason University)

Applying the Seven Principles through Instructional Technologies (Ohio Learning Network)

II. Instructional Design

What is it ?
What choices are there?
How do I go about it?
Recommendations
Dangers
The Ten Commandments in Designing Online Courses -Susan L. Jones in Academic Exchange June 2004
Concepts in Instructional Design - Randy Rezabeck
Some Principles of Instructional Design- Randy Rezabeck
Online Course Development- Randy Rezabeck
Presentation on Course Organization and Instructional Design** -Powerpoint-Philip Pecorino, QCC, CUNY and CUNY Online Program
Course Organization and Design-One Model using BlackBoard - Powerpoint-Camtasia Presentation - Howard Wach-Bronx Community College, CUNY Online Program
MultiModal Design- a video by Anthony Picciano on youtube
Resource Sites:
MERLOT Pedagogy Portal
Course Planning
Learning Objectives
Syllabi and Learning Contracts

III. Course Construction

What is involved?
How long will it take?
What are the approaches?
Course Objectives- Sylvie Richards,CUNY Online Program
Modules Learning Units
Working with groups-Sylvie Richards,CUNY Online Program

Group Work
Blogs
wikis
Online Teaching Activities-more than 40, from brainstorming and quizzes to oral reports and wikis-from Illinois Online Network

IV. Hybrid or Blended Classes

The Biggest Decision in Hybrid Course Development-, Philip Pecorino, QCC, CUNY and CUNY Online Program
Creating a Hybrid College Course: Instructional Design Notes and Recommendations for Beginners** -Gordon Hensley -Jolt Vol 1 no 2 http://jolt.merlot.org/vol1_no2_hensley.htm

Online Hybrid Courses

Blended or Hybrid Instruction: A Primer

V. Class Management

A. Teaching Presence

B. Engaging Learners

Engaging Learners in Online Classes -Philip Pecorino, QCC, CUNY and CUNY Online Program

C. Interaction with Learners I

nteracting with Students Before During and After the Smester- Powerpoint Presentation-Philip Pecorino, QCC, CUNY and CUNY Online Program Student-Student Interaction in an Online Class-January, 2009--Powerpoint Presentation-Philip Pecorino, QCC, CUNY and CUNY Online Program

D. Managing Discussions

"Two Roads Diverged in a Wood": Productive Digression in Asynchronous Discussion - Joseph Ugoretz Innovate 1:3 (2005) (free registration required to read the article)
A sample rubric for discussion board participation

Questions
Feedback
Opening modules
Closing Modules

E. Retaining Learners in Online Classes

Retention Strategies

Effective Practices-Sloan Consortium
Best Practices in Online Instruction -SUNY SLN
Articles and Web Resources
Article: The Web's Impact On Student Learning- Katrina A. Meyer

VI. Using the Class Management Programs- Basics and Tips

A. BlackBoard Course Management Program-Platform

B. WebCT

C. Desire2 Learn

D. Angel

E. Moodle

VII. Assessment

Student Self Assessment of Preparedness or suitability for Online Learning

Student Assessment of Online Instructors

Faculty Peer Assessment of Online Instructors

Resources

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//Student Satisfaction and Perceived Learning with Online Courses: Principles and Examples from the SUNY Learning Network//, Fredericksen E., Pickett A.M., Pelz W., Swan K., Shea P, JALN, Volume 4, Issue 2 - September 2000.
//Factors Influencing Faculty Satisfaction with Asynchronous Teaching and Learning in the SUNY Learning Network//, Fredericksen E., Pickett A.M., Pelz W., Swan K., Shea P, JALN, Volume 4, Issue 3. .pdf file format.
//A Preliminary Investigation of “Teaching Presence” in the SUNY Learning Network//, Shea, P., Fredericksen, E., Pickett, A., Pelz, W., (2003) Elements of Quality Online Education, Needham, MA.
//A Follow-up Investigation of "Teaching Presence" in the SUNY Learning Network////,//JALN, Volume 7, Issue 2 - July 2003, Peter J. Shea, Alexandra M. Pickett, and William E. Pelz.